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Staff Platform Engineer

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14 days ago
Austin, TX, USAStaff+No H1B sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable Kubernetes infrastructure integrated with the Internal Developer Platform.
  • Build self-service infrastructure and automated paved paths that improve game service developer velocity and autonomy.
  • Develop AI- and LLM-backed agentic workflows for environment bootstrapping, infrastructure provisioning, vulnerability remediation, and troubleshooting.
  • Architect and maintain reusable Terraform infrastructure-as-code libraries for multi-cloud and terrestrial data centers.
  • Define organization-wide standards for Kubernetes container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, and service discovery.
  • Provide Tier 3 support, conduct root cause analysis, and implement architectural changes to prevent recurring platform issues.
  • Consult with product engineering teams on effective platform and Kubernetes architecture patterns.
  • Shape the platform engineering roadmap, mentor senior talent, and lead platform on-call escalations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in Infrastructure, DevOps, or Platform Engineering, including at least 4+ years building internal developer platforms or Kubernetes-based tooling.
  • Expert-level Kubernetes architecture, including operators, controllers, CRDs, and container security at scale.
  • Deep AWS and/or GCP experience managing highly elastic, mission-critical production workloads.
  • Foundational knowledge or hands-on experience incorporating LLMs and AI agents into engineering workflows, APIs, or platform tools.
  • Advanced proficiency in Go, Python, or Java for automation tools, Kubernetes operators, and APIs.
  • Mastery of Git, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions; Ansible, Puppet, and Terraform.
  • Experience architecting multi-region, highly available systems for global user bases.
  • Ability to translate business goals into technical platform roadmaps and influence across teams without direct authority.
  • Willingness to participate in a 24/7 rotational on-call schedule.
  • Preferred experience in the gaming industry and with large-scale multiplayer backend services.
  • Preferred contributions to platform engineering open-source projects such as Backstage or Crossplane.
  • Preferred understanding of networking protocols and global traffic management.
  • Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work arrangement.
  • Participation in a 24/7 rotational on-call schedule is required.
  • 2K is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

Tech Stack

AnsibleAWSGitGitHub ActionsGitLab CI/CDGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaJenkinsKubernetesPuppetPythonTerraform

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